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SHAVING GUP.v Y APILIoATIoN FILED un 9, 190s.

Patented Feb. 91909.

r ATTORNEYS UNTTED sTATEs i PATENT OEEIOE.

JACOB HANDEL,"OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHAVING-CUP.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JACOB HANDEL, alcitizenof the' United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city,county, and

the cup; F ig. 2 a plan view thereof; and

Fig. 3 a vertical sectional view of the soap holder removed from the cupand arranged as a soap box. Y

One of the main objects of this invention is' to provide a shaving cuphaving a soap holder in the bottom thereof which is adapted to hold thesoap above the 'water in the cup so that the soap will be comparativelydry except on its upper surface where the shaving brush comes in contactwith it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a collapsible soap holderwhich will automatically adjust itself to the wear on the soap, so thatit will always fit closely against the upper surface of the cup, theinclosing part of the -device moving downward as the soap is used.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a removable soap holderwhich will completely inclose the soap cake except the upper surfacethereof whereby the shaving brush will contact with only the uppersurface of the soap cake, the sides and bottom thereof being protectedfrom the brush and also from the water in the cup.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cup with .an integralsaucer-like flange at its bottom to serve as a dish to catch anyoverflow from the cup. To the bottom of the cup is secured a suitablecushion to prevent theV cup sliding on the usual marble or glass topfixtures used in barber shops.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a removable soap holderwhich may be used as a soap box for convenience in rcarryliong a cake ofshaving soap in a traveling Other objects and advantages of theinvention will more fully hereinafter appear.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, l designates the shavin cupproper which may be constructed o any suitable material, such as metal,porcelain or glass, and is provided at its bottom with a saucer-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 9, 1908. Serial No. 431,749.

Patented ret. 9, 1909.

like flange 2 to form a shallow drip cup to receive any dripping fromthe main receptacle l. In the cup, at the bottom thereof, is formed acentral upwardly extending boss or raised portion 3 which is circular inplan view. The bottom of the cup is recessed as at l to receive therubber plug 5, said plug being' provided with an enlarged flange part 6forming a yielding, anti-friction wearing plate or support, so that thedevice may be supported on the usual marble or glass shelves or fixturesused in barber' shops, and the like, without any danger of the cupslipping or sliding on its support, or marring the support.

Fitting the boss 3 is a cylindrical soap support 7 which isapproximately as high,

or slightly higher than the thickness of the average soap cake.This'support is provided with an upstanding annular flange 8 to retainthe soap in position. The support 7 may be as high as desired, butpreferably is of sufficient height to hold the soap above the water inthe cup. It is desirable that the soap cake be kept dry, and to this endthe water level in the cup is preferably kept below the upper end of theflange 8. To maintain the soap cake 9 in position on the support 7 Iprovide a retaining and protecting ring 10 which fits slidably over thesupport 7, and is provided at its upper end with an inwardly extendinghorizontal annular flange l1 which rests upon the upper surface of thesoap cake, as shown clearly in Fig. l. The protecting ring l0 is free toslide down the support 7 as the soap cake is worn down by theapplication of the shaving brush thereto through the circular opening'12 made by the annular flange l1. The protecting ring is formed with asolid vertical wall, its lower'end telescoping over the upper end of thesoap support, s o that the side of the soap will be protected fromcontact with the brush and from the action of the water in the cup. Thisis very material. The wastage, by reason of the brush engaging the sideof the soap cake is considerable and the deterioration of the soap cakeby contact with water makes up the greater part of the loss of shavingsoap. By my invention this wastage is entirely avoided and the soap cakeis held high and dry above the water in the cup; the brush contacting`with the soap only through the opening in the top of the protectingring.

The soap support 7 is removable from the boss 3 at the bottom of the cupand when so removed may be inverted and used as the inner or tray partof a soap box to contain the soap cake. In this use of the parts theprotecting ring slides over the open end ot the support in the nature ofa cover,l the flange 1l serving to hold the soap cake Within thesupport, said support and the retaining ring in this arrangement of theparts forming a soap containing box especially adapted for the use oftravelers. It Will be manit'est that a shaving brush may be applied tothe soap through the opening` l2 when the parts are arranged as shoivnin Fig. 3.

lt Will be noted that the water is contained in the cup proper and thatthe retaining and protecting ring moves independently o't' the Watercontaining cup. The advantage otl this is that the Weight of the Wateris not supported by the soap. lt is also manifest that the Weight of thebrush will be supported by the cup proper when said brush is left in thecup and the retaining ring is tree to be moved vertically independentlyof the Water containing cup. By forming the retaining and protectingIring as described the said ring and the soap may be removed from the cupWhenever desired and placed therein, Without removing the Water from thecup.

Having thus described my invention, What I 'claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A shaving cup comprising a cup proper adapted to serve as a Waterholder, a soap support therein and extending upwardly trom the bottom asuitable distance and smaller in diameter than the interior of the cup,said soap support being spaced a suitable distance trom the side ot thecup Whereby a ivater and brush receiving space is formed at the side ofsaid soap support, a vertically movable soap protecting and retainingdevice adapted to engage the soap and soap support to hold the soap inposition and to slide down on the support as the soap is Worn aivay atits upper end, said retaining device being freely removable veri ticallyfrom the soap support and the soap and its louer end extending down intothe unter and brush receiving space.

.i shaving rup comprising a cup proper adapted to serve as a waterholder, a removable soap support therein at the bottoni o'j the cup,means rigidly connected to the cup and extending upwardly trom thebottointhereo'rf to hold said soap support against lateral or sidewisemovement in the cup, a vertically movable protecting and retainingdevice adapted to engage the soap and the exterior ot the soap supportto hold the soap in position against vertical and side- Wisedisplaeement Yand to slide down the' .support as the soap is worn away.

2i. sha ving cup provided with an upwardly extending central boss at thebottom thereof, a soap supportadapted to tit over said boss and tosupport the soap above the bottoni ot the cup, a retaining andprotecting ring adapted to tit around the soap cake and to slidevertically on the soap support as the soap cake is worn away, and aninwardly extending annular flange at the upper end ol` the ring, saidtlange being adapted to rest upon the soap cake.

et. je shaving eup comprising a cup proper` a reino 'able two-part soapretaining device consisting ot a soap support and a retaining ring, thesoapr support being adapted to be inverted to form a boX to receive thesoap calze, and the ring being adapted to slide over said box to retainthe soap cake therein.

5. its soap holding device for use in a shaving cup comprising a soapsupport adapted to be inverted to 'form a soap box and a teieseopingprotecting and retaining ring adapted to hold the soap on its supportand to slide down said support as the soap culte is worn away, saidretaining rine` being adapted to iit the inverted soap holder to retainthe soap cake in said holder.

in testimony whereof` l hereunto allix iny signature in the presence ottivo witnesses this 8th day of May 1908.

JACOB HANDEL.

Vitnesses iVar. R. Davis, EMMA H. H. lixnriianx.

